# Significant others that you dumped because they had a dumb name **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 30, 2000, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significant-others-that-you-dumped-because-they-had-a-dumb-name/43390 "2000-11-30T16:23:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2000, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significant-others-that-you-dumped-because-they-had-a-dumb-name/43390/61 "2000-12-01T14:34:24Z")
Oh no! Sorry **tatertot** \ (I spent years learning paleography, then can’t read someone’s handwritten name? Where’s my brain going?) ---
**Author:** ![tatertot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c37758/32.png) [@tatertot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tatertot)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2000, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significant-others-that-you-dumped-because-they-had-a-dumb-name/43390/62 "2000-12-01T14:43:25Z")
Well, you know, my name is _typed_ out on all of my e-mails…might be just a wee bit easier to read! 😉 Of course, between all the addys I send stuff from, nobody, including me is sure what last name I’m going by these days. ---
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2000, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significant-others-that-you-dumped-because-they-had-a-dumb-name/43390/63 "2000-12-01T15:25:41Z")
> [@](#): > > …think I can also rule out guys with animal nicknames BITE ME!!! I don’t think I would dump someone with a bad name- I would probably just not go out with them in the first place. :rolleyes: Pretty names are such a huge turn on to me for some reason. As a matter of fact, there is a girl I am after right now just because of her name : _H.R.H. Princess Madeliene_!! (It’s not so much the ‘Madeliene’- it’s the HRH that does it for me 😃 .The only better name would be _Princess Buttercup_, but oh well… ---
**Author:** ![NothingMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b77776/32.png) [@NothingMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NothingMan)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2000, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significant-others-that-you-dumped-because-they-had-a-dumb-name/43390/64 "2000-12-01T15:39:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Rachelle \* > \*\*There’s a cop in my town whose name is Carey Dick. I’m sure you all know what we call him. \*\* I have family with the name Cox. Its not quite as bad, but the rididule does occur. Mainly my drunk aunt Karen. whoa . . . bad Springer flashback ---
**Author:** ![NothingMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b77776/32.png) [@NothingMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NothingMan)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2000, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significant-others-that-you-dumped-because-they-had-a-dumb-name/43390/65 "2000-12-01T15:43:44Z")
Obviously I am familiar with rididule. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2000, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significant-others-that-you-dumped-because-they-had-a-dumb-name/43390/66 "2000-12-01T15:48:26Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Bear\_Nenno \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > …think I can also rule out guys with animal nicknames > > BITE ME!!!\*\* Awww, {{{Bear}}} I didn’t mean YOU!! I was thinking about some of the good ol’ boys from a neighboring county with such monikers as: Goose, Dog, Gator, and the previously cited Skeeter. OK, so I’m a snob… I prefer men with a certain level of refinement- you know - like the men here!! Anyway, a username is in a class above a nickname, at least in my mind. Am I forgiven?? ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2000, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significant-others-that-you-dumped-because-they-had-a-dumb-name/43390/67 "2000-12-01T15:53:10Z")
I haven’t dated anyone with a really _bad_ name. The closest was an Annie Hall I knew in the Air Force. My favorite bad name (although I never dated her) was a girl from high school: **Velvet Beaver**. And I’ll being the yearbooks to any DopeFest to prove that was her name. ---
**Author:** ![Melpomene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/0ea827/32.png) [@Melpomene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melpomene)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2000, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significant-others-that-you-dumped-because-they-had-a-dumb-name/43390/68 "2000-12-01T16:00:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by tatertot \* > \*\*Arghhh, it’s Tracy, dammit T-R-A-C-Y!!! > > and for some reason my sister Stacey’s name is spelled with an e. my parents are weird) > > \*\* ::Shedding Anonymity:: Mine is also that Stac name, but it’s spelled “Stac **ie** ” Not only am I always spelling it out for _everyone_ but it’s virtually impossible to find neat little personalized trinkets, like keychains or mini-license-plates! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2000, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significant-others-that-you-dumped-because-they-had-a-dumb-name/43390/69 "2000-12-01T16:31:57Z")
> [@](#): > > Anyway, a username is in a class above a nickname, at least in my mind. … But Bear Nenno is my real name. (Creative ain’t it?) So what class am I in 🙂 > [@](#): > > Am I forgiven?? Of course!! BTW, how do ya spell ‘Madeliene’? If I am going to be a successful stalker, I will at least have to get her name right. ---
**Author:** ![idiotboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@idiotboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/idiotboy)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2000, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significant-others-that-you-dumped-because-they-had-a-dumb-name/43390/70 "2000-12-01T17:01:55Z")
Not that I dated them…but in high school, I had a couple friends who had interesting names: Marcus Divinicus Bellar Leonard Alfred Berglund the Third (or “LAB cubed”) Scary enough…they’re both married, and I’m not…hmmmmm ---
**Author:** ![Persephone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@Persephone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persephone)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2000, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significant-others-that-you-dumped-because-they-had-a-dumb-name/43390/71 "2000-12-01T17:13:52Z")
> [@](#): > > Sorry, all these years of having to spell my name for people has made me irratible. Hijack: Oh boy, am I with you here. My name is Cristi. C-R-I-S-T-I. Nobody spells it right. Why? _Because there’s only approximately three people living on this planet who spell it that way._ It was my MOM’S idea, not mine. It’s a nickname, off of Christine. You’ll notice that “Christine” is spelled the most common way, but “Cristi” is not. One more thing–“Christine” is my _middle_ name, not my first name. When asked _why_ she chose to do this bizarre thing to me, my mom can only answer “it was the thing to do at the time.” Whatever, Mom! One interesting thing did happen yesterday, though. While I was at work, I had a customer who was going to need more help in the future. She asked if she could ask for me specifically. I said sure, and told her my name. As I watched her write it down, I saw something amazing. _She spelled it my way, without being told._ That has _never_ happened before, _ever._ When I expressed my utter amazement, she said “well, I guess that just means you _have_ to help me next time, doesn’t it?” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2000, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significant-others-that-you-dumped-because-they-had-a-dumb-name/43390/72 "2000-12-01T17:34:23Z")
A friend of mine dated a girl named _Sparkles Tomorrow Byrd_. I love the way that sounds. He did not break up with her, though. She dumped him. Now she is with the guy from _Creed_. I think the drummer… Anyway, check out their last CD (not this newest one). On the “Special thanks to” page, they list _Sparkles Byrd_ ---
**Author:** ![DocDaneeka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c68b51/32.png) [@DocDaneeka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocDaneeka)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2000, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significant-others-that-you-dumped-because-they-had-a-dumb-name/43390/73 "2000-12-01T18:29:59Z")
I went to highschool with a guy named Jebediah Ocean Growing-Flower Van Veelan. (I probably didn’t spell that right). I swear I am not making this up. I had a great aunt with the FIRST name: Adelinekarakinecatafishawaddletine. She went by Addie. I’m POSITIVE I misspelled that, but what can I do? And yes, that’s “catafisha” as in cat fish. \ ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2000, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significant-others-that-you-dumped-because-they-had-a-dumb-name/43390/74 "2000-12-01T18:40:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by tatertot \* > \*\*I just wanted to state for the record that I loathe the user name **TwistofFate** and I whined, cried, begged, everything to get Cubby to change it. Why do you think I call him Cubby?!? > \*\* You kidding me? There’s no way I’d use a “Cubby” to shuffle up my graveyard and deal seven new cards! [sub]don’t worry about not getting it…99% of you are whooshing right now[/sub] I once dated a girl named Snower. Too bad it didn’t last long enough for me to yell out “Blow Snower!” ---
**Author:** ![BornDodgy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19b73/32.png) [@BornDodgy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BornDodgy)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2000, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significant-others-that-you-dumped-because-they-had-a-dumb-name/43390/75 "2000-12-01T18:56:57Z")
Stephanie is one of these really common names - but I am Ste **f** anie… Plus - I ll ‘eat my shorts’ if my last boyfriend was ever able to pronounce my last name - or at least remember it LOL Being in a foreign country is peachy hehe dodgy ---
**Author:** ![ruadh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2000, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significant-others-that-you-dumped-because-they-had-a-dumb-name/43390/76 "2000-12-01T20:28:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by tatertot \* > **Duke, you should go by “Gregory”. I dunno, there is just something so manly and sexy about men who go by their full names. A Mike, ah, it’s okay…but a Michael, mmmmmm.** Tracy, I thought I was the only girl who thought this way. (BTW, about “Tracey” - isn’t it worse when they misspell your name by ending it with an “i”? I _hate_ that!) Back to the OP … I’ve never actually _dumped_ someone for having a dumb name, but once I did actually refuse to allow my friend to fix me up with a friend of hers because of his name: Declan. _shudder_ All Declans are evil - trust me on this one… ---
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2000, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significant-others-that-you-dumped-because-they-had-a-dumb-name/43390/77 "2000-12-01T20:58:46Z")
I do not have the trendiest name ever. What amazes me is that it IS a nice solid normal traditional name…yet NOBODY CAN SPELL IT!!! R-A-C-H-E-L. ONE A. Not TWO. Not R-A-C-H-A-E-L, which at least is a legit spelling. And DEFINITELY NOT R-A-C-H-E-A-L, which the cable company has called me for nearly three years, the idiots. How hard is it really? My mom didn’t want to tag her kids with the fancy trendy names, unlike my aunt…my poor cousin Jenny, she’s one of about fifty billion Jennifers born in the late 70’s. Nothing wrong with the name, but it was very popular for a while. ---
**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2000, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significant-others-that-you-dumped-because-they-had-a-dumb-name/43390/78 "2000-12-01T22:00:04Z")
OK, I dumped her for much more personal reasons than her name (i.e. she was a psycho but I didn’t realize it when I first got into her pa – met her), but it was a pretty dumb name. Star. The hell possessed her parents to do that?! Her sister’s name was a normal one - Julie. Couldn’t figure it out for the life of me. ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2000, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significant-others-that-you-dumped-because-they-had-a-dumb-name/43390/79 "2000-12-01T23:31:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Silver Fire \* > \*\*I would never marry a man with the last name Lee, Bell, or Plain and Tall. > ~Sarah~ \*\* So is Phim okay? Nade? Bellum? Tonin? ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2000, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significant-others-that-you-dumped-because-they-had-a-dumb-name/43390/80 "2000-12-02T00:31:01Z")
My middle name is my Uncle’s first name. Te Ruahikihiki He goes by the name Hiki, as it is much easier to say. Though some fool people call him Hector. By the way, it’s pronounced tay-roo-uh-hickee-hickee I do not like this name, but it’s mine, so I stubbornly refuse to change it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significant-others-that-you-dumped-because-they-had-a-dumb-name/43390.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/significant-others-that-you-dumped-because-they-had-a-dumb-name/43390.md?page=5)